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Notorious for going long on his time, Fred Allen gets right to the news of the week. Harry Vonzel portrays a fish market man who writes love poems about fish. Narcissus is a man who writes a poem about being fearless. Mrs Titlebaum brings short and staccato rhymes. The Merrymaccks have their song snipped.
Fred is joined by Portland Hoffa, who tells about her mama and Mr Ripley. She introduces the spirit of the Worlds Fair, the typical American, Elmer. He tells about his duties as spokesman for the fair. Fred takes a quick poll of the average American, and learns what he likes, and other details. Win Murray has her song snipped.
A sales rep for a large restaurant chain, a wife of a newspaper critic, and a cronie of Fred’s try to answer the round table question. Should shorts or scanty clothes be worn only at the beach, or also be allowed in business districts. The Merrymacks have their song snipped.
The Mighty Allen Art Players begin to dramatize a detective mystery of One Long Pan, when the Fred Allen fan club interrupts. The married couple complain about the canned format of detective shows, and other radio programming. How might they change it up to make radio more unpredictable? Truth on radio could be a lot more boring, but fixes to soap operas might be even more gruesome. Game shows could use some tweaks, as well as those operas that nobody can understand.
